Sounding toy



Feb. 19, 1924-; 1,484,466)

A. ARBAR SOUNDING TOY Filed March 16. 19 22 mvamtoz attouau 'o Patented Feb, 19, 1924.

PATENT FFiE.

ANGELO BARBAR, OF FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Application filed March 16, 1922. Serial No. 544,242.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANGELO BARBAR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Franklin, in the county of Venango and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sounding Toys; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved toy designed for providing noise at holiday celebrations and festivities.

The principal object of the invention is to generally improve upon devices of this class by providing one including a body having a flat striking surface, together with a clapper which is pivotally mounted intermediate the vertical edges of the body so that upon movement of the latter, the opposite faces of the clapper will be alternately brought into contact with the portions of the striking surface on opposite sides of the pivot pin, thereby enabling a rapid production of penetrating staccato sounds.

More specifically described, it is another object of the invention to associate with the single clapper one which is arranged on the opposite side of the body and which acts simultaneously with the first named clapper.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be a parent during the course of the following dbscription.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure is an edge elevational view of a toy constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation with a portion broken away and shown in section to disclose the construction more clearly.

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken substantially on the plane of the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Figures at and 5 are horizontal sections taken .on the lines 44 and 55 respectively of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, the body is represented bythe numeral 1 and this body is simply in the form of a relatively thin substantially oblong board, the opposite faces of which are perfectly smooth and flat. Nailed or otherwise secured to these flat faces adjacent the narrow ends of the board are transversely disposed cleats 2 which are formed intermediate their ends with bearing openings 3 which serve a purpose to be hereinafter described. To increase the attractiveness of the device, the cleats may be made wider intermediate their ends and gradually reduced in width toward their outer ends. Also, the edges may be rounded to assist in giving the device an artistic appearance. As before indicated, a pair of wooden clappers 4 are employed, one being arranged on each side of the board and each clapper being formed at its ends with reduced portions constituting journals 5, these being received in the aforesaid hearing openings 3 to permit free rotation of the clappers throughout an approximate halfcircle. The opposed faces of the clappers are fiat and are designed to contact the flat striking surfaces of the body throughout their entire area so as to produce very penetrating and solid noise which characterizes and distinguishes this toy from other weaker sounding ones often used at holiday celebrations. Inasmuch as the clappers are arranged intermediate the vertical edges of the body, it will be seen that when the handle 6, which is cut out from the board 1, is grasped and the body moved about by twisting the wrist, the opposed flat sides of each clapper will be alternately brought against the portions of the striking surfaces of the body on opposite sides of the pivot points of the clappers. The two clappers act simultaneously, and when one is disposed to the left of the center, the other one is disposed to the right of the center of the body. By referring to Fig. 5 an idea of the movement of the clappers may be clearly obtained. In this figure, the two clappers are shown resting against the strik ing surfaces of the body 1 as they are normally positioned and, as shown in dotted lines, when the handle 6 is grasped and the body moved in a rotary manner, the clappers are alternately swung toward and from the striking surfaces of the body. The arrows designate the direction of movement of the clappers when the device is in use.

Although the various details of the device have been illustrated as having particular shape, it is understood that the shape and design of the parts is immaterial and may be varied to render them more useful at difierent kinds of celebrations. In practice, the body and elappers will be painted and artistically designed to render the device very attractive and appropriate for any particular occasion.

By carefully considering the description in connection with the drawings, persons familiar with devices of this class will doubtless be able to obtain a clear understanding of the. invention. Therefore, a more lengthy and detailed description is deemed unnecessary.

Since probably the best results may be obtained with the construction and arrange-v ment herein shown and described, this is taken as the preferred embodiment of the invention. However I wish it tobeunderstood that minor changes coming within the scope of the invention as claimed may be resorted to if desired.

I claim: 1

' 1. A sounding toy comprising a substantially oblong body having flat striking surfaces, a handle at one end of the body to be grasped for oscillating the body on a longitudinal axis, and a pair or" clappers of substantially the same length as said body, said clappers being pivotally connected on one longitudinal edge to the body at a point midway between the longitudinal edges thereof, and each clapper having its opposed faces 1 isa aeo flattened to be alternately brought into contact with portions of the striking surface with which it'co-operates on opposite sides of the pivot point, both of said clappers being simultaneously engaged with their re spective striking surfaces and the clapper on one side engaging the striking surface on a portion on-one side of the longitudinal axis opposite to that with which the remaining clapper is engaged. y

A sounding toy comprising substantially oblong board having flat striking sur faces and having an opening cut in one end to form a'handle, a pair of transverse cleats secured to said surfaces adjacent the opposite ends of the board, said cleats being formed between their ends with bearing openings, and a pair of clappers adapt-ed for disposition, one on each side of the board. each clapper being substantially the same length as the board and having its ends redncedto form. cylindrical portions providin 'journals which are rotatably received in the aforesaid bearing openings, said clappers having fiat faces designed to alternately contact the striking surfaces of the boardto produce noise. I I

In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand. v

ANGELO. BARBAR, 

